It was not spring yet in Yangcheng, and the weather was very cold. Qin Hongfei took a bite of the bread and felt warm in her heart. She finished the milk and bread in a few bites. She felt a little sleepy, but she didn't act pretentiously. She leaned on Tang Jinnan's shoulder and said, "I'll take a nap. Call me when you get there."
Tang Jinnan used his free hand to gently pinch the back of her neck: "Go to sleep."
He could almost imagine that she must have been frightened when she received the news. She was awakened from her sleep and rushed over. She must be very tired. But he also knew that all the tiredness was nothing to Qin Hongfei now. She wanted to see Dean Bai as soon as possible.
To be honest, Dean Bai's condition is not very good.
I already have some underlying disease, and I didn't follow the doctor's advice to get enough rest in the past few years. I have been busy working in the hope of living one more day.
Tang Jinnan turned his head worriedly to glance at Qin Hongfei who was leaning on his shoulder. He saw that she was sleeping soundly but her brows were furrowed. When the car stopped at the traffic light, he reached out to smooth out the marks between her brows, then leaned over and gently kissed the corner of her lips.
Meng Yu was very tactful and acted as a background board.
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Qin Hongfei did not sleep well and had a dream. The dream was full of strange things.
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She also dreamed of Bai Yimeng when he was young.
I dreamed of her when she was thirty-six years old, in the prime of her life but constrained by worldly prejudices.
She dreamed that she traveled thousands of miles to find Cang Yu, but Cang Yu ended up sleeping in another girl's bed. In that era, no matter what happened or not, the meaning of a man and a woman sleeping in the same bed was almost self-evident.
Qin Hongfei wanted to pick up the axe to chop the couple to pieces for her teacher, but then the scene changed to show Bai Yimeng kneeling in front of the house...
Her mother and eldest sister-in-law, along with the crying children who had lost their father, scolded her. The relatives of the Bai family also stood in a row and surrounded her, pointing fingers at her. The scolding voices kept pressing on Bai Yimeng's back like huge rocks, almost crushing her and making it difficult for her to breathe.
Qin Hongfei wanted to help the teacher, but for some reason, the more anxious she was, the slower she could take a step. Just when she was becoming increasingly impatient, her eyes suddenly opened.
The institute's signboard was brightly lit in the night.
Qin Hongfei was confused for a moment, but suddenly she met a pair of clear eyes and heard his voice asking, "Did you have a nightmare?" Tang Jinnan pinched the back of her neck and relaxed her muscles. As he moved, Qin Hongfei's stiff muscles slowly relaxed a lot.
"Yeah." Qin Hongfei let out a breath and said to him, "I dreamed of the teacher kneeling in front of the Bai family... It was miserable."
Tang Jinnan remained silent. If Bai Yimeng was in this state now, his teacher should take at least 80% of the responsibility.
Qin Hongfei just said it casually and had no intention of venting her anger on others.
After her expression relaxed a little, she got out of the car.
The hospital corridor was lit at night. Because it was dark, not many people were informed of Bai Yimeng's matter. Qin Hongfei saw only a few scattered people in the corridor, such as Li Jiantian, Cang Yu, Qi Wu, Shou, and Yun Haiyang from the Yun family, with Jun Jing, and Yun Ri.
She looked around but couldn't find the person she was looking for.
Tang Jinnan knew what she was looking for and said, "The Bai family has notified us."
The person was notified, but did not come.
Qin Hongfei didn't say anything and strode towards the ward without saying hello to Cang Yu in the process.
There was someone in the ward, a person in a wheelchair guarding the bed. Bai Yimeng just wanted to drink water. Ning Xiao, who was guarding the bed, wanted to help the teacher up, but he didn't have enough strength. Qin Hongfei quickly stepped forward and helped him.
"Junior sister!" Ning Xiao's eyes lit up when he saw her, "Did you rush here overnight?"
"Hmm..." Qin Hongfei responded softly, took the water, inserted a straw and let Bai Yimeng drink a few sips.
The teacher couldn't drink too much when she was sick, so she quickly put it away and looked at the ECG data. Her eyes dimmed a little. The data was not too good.
“Don’t make that expression.” Ms. Tu’s voice sounded.
“Birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable for everyone.”
Qin Hongfei turned her head to look at Ms. Tu. Ms. Tu looked at her with an open mind and said, "For your teacher, it is enough to live to this age and even receive all the skills of her life from you, a student, when she is old."
enough.
How can it be enough?
Qin Hongfei said, "Teacher has never enjoyed any happiness!"
Other elderly people don’t have to work when they retire and can go home to enjoy themselves and play with their grandchildren. However, Bai Yimeng has been busy all her life and doesn’t even have a companion. It can be said that she has dedicated her entire life to the country and to the institute.
Qin Hongfei had never regretted her choice to go to S Province. At this moment, she did not regret choosing S Province, but she just regretted not being able to make time to come and accompany her old lady.
Ms. Tu saw through her thoughts and said, "Do you regret going to Province S to develop?"
Qin Hongfei said, "No."
Ms. Tu said, "Don't think about childish things."
Qin Hongfei said softly, "I have no regrets. S Province was my own choice and it was supported by the teacher. If I had not chosen S Province and stayed in Yangcheng for the teacher, the teacher would probably regret accepting such an unpromising student like me. I never look back on any choice I made, it's just..." She took Bai Yimeng's hand. Those hands were thin, old, and weak.
I just feel unfair for the teacher.
After working so hard all my life, what did I get in the end?
Bai Yimeng suddenly murmured something.
Ning Xiao quickly came forward and asked, "Dean, what did you say?"
Bai Yimeng murmured a few words unconsciously.
Qin Hongfei and Ning Xiao didn't hear clearly, and Ms. Tu said, "She called Bai Yiwa."
Qin Hongfei didn't need to ask who Bai Yiwa was, Ms. Tu took the initiative to tell her, "He's her brother."
Ning Xiao's face turned pale. "Is it the dean's brother who came to pick her up?"
Isn’t it said that when a person is about to die, he will see his relatives coming to pick him up?
Qin Hongfei took out something without saying a word and hung it on the head of the bed.
Ms. Tu and Ning Xiao both looked over and saw that it was a talisman.
Ms. Tu wondered, “What are you doing?”
Qin Hongfei said, "Wear away evil spirits!"
Ms. Xia asked for a lucky charm for her and said it was very effective.
All evil spirits and souls must be driven away.
Qin Hongfei said, "The teacher is just sick. She will get better with proper treatment. No one can take her away."
Ms. Tu was left in tears and laughter by her childish series of actions.
Then, her cell phone rang.
Ms. Tu took a look and picked up the phone, "Hello... Yeah, OK, I got it."
After hanging up the phone, she sighed and told Qin Hongfei, "Since your teacher is like this, I'm thinking of notifying the Bai family and seeing if they want someone to come and take a look."
Half a lifetime has passed, and the person in charge of the Bai family has changed. However, Bai Yimeng's sister-in-law is still alive. Qin Hongfei said that it was actually unnecessary, but this was her wish, not her teacher's. After all, they were family members, so she did not object to Ms. Tu's words.
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